Foraminifer

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Foraminifer \For`a*min"i*fer\, n. (Zool.)
     One of the {Foraminifera}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  foraminifer
       n : marine microorganism having a calcareous shell with openings
           where pseudopods protrude [syn: {foram}]